Still here...still pregnant

I am 37 weeks pregnant, and feeling it. Very uncomfortable, lots of aches and pains and ready to get this baby out. However...we're in the middle of a freak snow storm here in the Seattle area. We have about 6" so far and they're predicting 6"-12" tomorrow. Which means I don't want to go into labor since they don't plow here (not really worth it to invest in plows and equipment when it snows maybe once a year.) We had to put chains on our tires just to get out of our neighborhood and to the store today. So if I do go into labor, I have to take an ambulance to the hospital. Which, as exciting as that sounds, I don't want to do that.

Apparently on Friday we are supposed to have temps back in the 40's and rain through the day and weekend. So we will hopefully be able to get out then if anything happens. But I missed my weekly massage appointment this Monday due to the snow. And I missed my OB appointment today for the same reason. And I really needed my massage since I'm so uncomfortable right now.

Sitting around the house is beginning to drive me crazy too. There's only so much reading, watching tv and online time you can have before it starts to drive you batty. And I know once the baby arrives, I'll be doing a little of that in the hospital, as well as when we get home, since the baby will most likely sleep a lot. But I'm definitely getting my fill if it now and I'm going crazy with all of the inside time.

Hoping the snow goes away soon, and hopefully I don't go into labor until this weekend...

36 weeks

So I went in for a routine appointment yesterday and had an NST. The baby was super active but they couldn't see a good baseline heartrate on her because she was so active. So my doctor admitted me to Labor and Delivery and said I should be monitored overnight to make sure she wasn't having decels in her heartrate.

So I got upstairs and admitted, and had the same nurse who actually helped me with my induction and c-section and second surgery with Santi. Made me feel very comfortable. They put me on the monitor and the baby immediately looked great. After a few hours, my doctor came in and said he just worried too much and they were sending me home since she looked great. Apparently she was having a party and didn't invite anyone to it. :)

So I came home, and have a follow up appointment on Tuesday. The doctor checked my cervix and it was closed but soft. So she's getting ready to come but not yet. I'm resting this weekend and not really leaving the bed. My parents arrive to help watch Santi on the 15th, so after that I will be over 37 weeks and can go into labor without feeling stress about who will watch Santi. Glad the doctor erred on the side of caution but I'm also glad I got to go home and didn't have a baby now (the doctor said it wasn't too early but if she had been born now that she'd have to be in the NICU for 4-6 days. Since we went through NICU with Santi we want to avoid that this time.)

So now we wait!